Burton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 GEORGE MIMS, Case No. 2:22-cv-00521-TLN-JDP (HC) Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL AND

v. GRANTING MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF

TIME

ROBERT BURTON, ECF Nos. 10 & 11 Respondent. 15 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On May 11, 2022, the court screened his petition, notified him that it failed to state a federal claim, and gave him thirty days to file an amended petition. ECF No. 9. Petitioner has now filed motions for a ninety-day extension of time to file an amended petition and for appointment of counsel. ECF Nos. 10 & 11. Petitioner’s motion for an extension of time is granted in part, and he is granted thirty days from the date of this order to file an amended petition. Petitioner’s motion for appointment of counsel is denied. A petitioner in a habeas proceeding does not…